NO, Martin. I made it up. It’s bait. I am optimistic that it will get lots of hits in the next few hours, many from hopeful climate religionists. (If It had been a real quote, I would have given the reference.)

Terry. I have told you before: I would have to be given a very good reason to do any reading assignment on that topic.I still have not read my People magazine this week. In brief: If you have a good cause, you don’t need to lie or conspire in its support.

They are not quacks but religious servants of a briefly successful cult.

Here, my turn to provide a question: How low was the temperature in Southern Greenland in 1200?

Sergey: Always the good student! Ah! Too bad; I was trying to trap Prof. Terry. Now, thanks to you, he has been warned! Sad, I was looking forward to it. He is one of the few liberal scums who still does not seem terrified of addressing me. (Of course, I don’t say “scum” in a bad way.)

What’s going on in Russia? Why don’t you send me a little essay to post here?

Terry: Of course, what I said snydly about a very harsh winter in much of the world is anecdotal evidence. It says nothing about climate change. Neither does the Ontario winter. I am however in frequent contact with stupid people who will use such fragmented info as “proof.” Some are in the media. They have to be ridiculed with the very same kind of argument they use lest they influence the children.

When you invite me to read an article about climate change, it feels as when someone wants to make me read something supporting the validity of horoscope readings. They often point out that many intelligent people (mostly in Asia), people more accomplished than I, don’t make decisions without horoscope input.